Posted by JennyR on May 17, 2001, at 16:48:00
In reply to My spirit has been lifted!, posted by Rzip on May 12, 2001, at 16:45:13
I just want to tell you that it is very normal to feel the sorts of things you describe. I don't think anyone can understand who has not been through the experience of really clicking with a therapist and all the attachment that comes with that. It takes on proportions that loom large. It's the nature of that particular strange arrangement - you spill your guts, you confide, you feel like it's very special. And then they have a lot of power over you and you can be very sensitive to little things - good (like praise) or bad (perceived insensitivity). I've been through some of these, and talking it out, however painful, has always resolved it. The part I think you therapist did do wrong is that when it came to the last rescheduling, the fact that he had given your regular time away is kind of messed up. We get kind of attached to our regular times, and it does feel like a slight if they give it to someone else. If your therapist is really a good one, then bringing up your reactions to the whole thing is important and should get dealt with sensitively.
poster:JennyR
thread:5956
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20010511/msgs/6050.html